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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-07

There is q tiny crustacean, the
chameleon shrimp, which can alter its
hue to that of any material on which il
happens to rest. On sandy bottom
it appears gray or sand-colored; when
lurking among seaweed it becomes
green, or red, or brown, according to
the nature of its momentary back
ground. Probably the effect is quite
unconscious, or at least involuntary,
like blushing with ourselves-and no
body ever bushes on purpose, though
they do say distinguished poet once
complained that an eminent actor did
not follow his stage directions because
he omitted to obey the rubrical remark,
aHere Harold puppies with anger.
The change is produced by certain
automatic muscles which force up par
ticular pigment cells above the oilers,
green coming to the top on a.green sur
face, red on rudy one, and brown OF
gray where the circumstances demand
them. Many kinds of fish similarly alter
color, to suit their background by fore
ing forward or backward certain special
pigment-cells known as chromato-
phores, whose various combinations
produce at will almost any required
tone or shade. Almost all reptiles and
amphibians, possess the power of chang
ing their hue in accordance with their
environment in very high degree; and
among certain treetoads and frogs it is
difficult to say what is the normal
coloring, as they vary indefinitely from
buff and dove color to chocolate brown,
rose, and even lilac.
But of all the parti-colored reptiles
the chameleon is by far the best known.
and on the whole the most remarkable
for his Inconsistency of celebration. Like
lacertine vicar of Bray, he varies In
continently from buff to blue, and from
blue back to orange again, under stress
of circumstances. The mechanism OF
this curious change is extremely com.
plex. The corpuscles of different pig.
ments are sometimes hidden in the
depths of the chameleons skin, and
sometimes spread out on its surface in
an interlacing network of brown OF
purple. In addition to the prime color.
ing matter, however, the animal also
possesses a normal yellow pigment and
blush layer in the skin which acts
like the iridium glass so largely en-
ployed by DR.. Salviati, being seen as
straw-colored with transmitted light,
but assuming faint lilac tint against
an Opaque absorbent surface. While
sleeping the chameleon becomes almost
white in the shade, but if light falls
upon him he slowly darkens by an auto
matte process. The movements of the
corpuscles are governed by opposite
nerves and muscles, which either cause
them to bury themselves under the
true skin or to form an Opaque ground
behind the blue layer, or to spread out
in ramifying mass on the outer sur
face, and SO produce as desired almost
any necessary shade of gray, green,
black, or yellow. It is an interesting
fact that many chrysalds undergo pre-
cisely similar changes of color in adap-
tation to the background against which
they suspend themselves, being gray
on gray surface, green on green one,
and even half black and half red when
hung up against pieces of parti-colored
paper. - Grant allen, I'M Cornhill
MAGAZINE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-07

NEAR Danbury, Conn, there lives Q
farmer who possesses the ingenuity of q
full-blooded Yankee. He owned not
long ago hen and rooster. Recently
the hen concluded to sit, and as soon as
the farmer could buy enough fresh
eggs the sitting began. Soon after the
hen died, and the farmer, discovering It
before the eggs had become cold,
placed them in q basket, caught the
rooster, put him over the eggs, and
tied him there. Then he fed and
watered the bird for two weeks, when
thirteen little chickens lifted up their
voices and announced to the farmer
that they had made their appearance.
The male mother, chickens, and farmer
are oil doing we'll
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-07

Tho court of claims has awarded the
Chickasaw tribe $240. 168. bor tho improper
disbursement Of funds held = trust b. the
government.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-07
A ROYAL Ball at Athens.

A royal ball at Athens is graphically
described by Miss Fearn, the daughter
of the American minister, who says:
"The King gave the signal and the
dancing began. One very amusing
feature was the manner in which the
round dances were begun. When the
first bars of the watt were played an
aid-de-camp stood in the middle of the
floor and called to the people to make
q circle, on the edges of which stood
the couples about to dance, each dancer
grasping his partner by the waist and
preparing at the earliest possible mo-
ment to plunge into the maddening
rush of the deux-temp6, which is
danced here exclusively, and which is
perhaps q trife less rapid than the
galop. The Queen gave the signals and
started round the circle with her part
ner; then the Grown Prince, and then
all the other couples followed, one
after another, aJound and around,
never turning to the left, but on and
on, faster and faster, each couple evil
IDENTIFY entertaining but one notion
the one which characterizes that excit-
ing sport Of slide on the ice, when
there is only . burning anxiety lest
you should swallow up the man ahead
of you, or in turn be swallowed up by
tho man behind you. The deux-temps
is certainty great fun, but it requires no
small amount of agility and exhausts
q great deal of breath. You must be
prepared to hop blithely over the pros
trate couple who may have happened
to fall ahead of you, or, if such .
calamity should happen to yourself, to
she low" while the oncoming clear you
as they would hurdle. At the palace
ball there were not many round dances.
for the cotillion, which is the feature of
the evening, begins early and lasts
three hours. In between-times supper
Is seryed-Erchdn0e.
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SOCIAL EVEN rs.
A Gard Party az Mr. W. ID. BetheI's.

The beautiful parlors of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Bethels mansion were last
night the ecene of most delightful
card party in honor OF Mrs. Williams,
OF Nashville. The comparatively new
game of Newmarket" was selected,
and it's tests and trials resulted
in Mrs. Williams being de-
clared the WINNER OF the first prize,
very artistic bronze vase, modelled
after the antique, and marvel in de-
eign and finish. The second prize,
which was won by Judge Latham,
was pitcher Of blush rose
tinted glass, a very gem in
proportions and design. Mr.. Keat-
ing won the "booby" prize, pair
of prize gallises. AT IL o'clock "lime"
was called, and the merry party were
summoned to supper. The table was
profusely ornamented with flowers and
smilax, which was trsiled from every
plate to the center of the chandelier,
where it was gathered in a wreath
around a pendant and star-shaped
bouquet, the whole being the design
and handiwork OF Mrs. DIR. Foster, Of
New Orleans, Mr.. Bethel's daughter.
This lovely design was much admired
by all the guests. The supper was
worthy OF Mrs. Bethel, and that is the
highest possible praise. She cannot
be excelled as a hostess. The culinary
art was taxed to its utmost in the
production OF supper that was all
that the world can afford OF good
things. The following are the names
OF the guests in the order in which
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TARIFF HANDWRITING.
RANDALL TO COOPERATE WITH
TIE REFOKMERS
In Taking the Taxes or Fruit
Brandy aud TobaccO-What
Morrison Will Do.

NEW York, January A Washing.
ton special TO the Post says: A move
ment is in progress among Southern
men who ere N fav.r OF the reduction
of the surplus 10 form combination
by which the taxes upon fruit, brandy
and tobacco and its manufactures shall
be abolished, and there is some ex-
pectation that Mr.. Randall will CO.
ocerate in the scheme. 1t ia also said
by Democrats who ought to know that
Mr.. Morrison, during the holiday re-
cess, has become convinced that it
will be expedient for him 10 move
again to consider revenue bills, and
that it Is not improbable that he will
have a lager vote than he had be-
fore. The fsct that tao New EGG
land Republicans, nearly every inter
est OF whose constituents is pIotscted,
voted for the Morrison motion, it is
asceitained, hes had very considers
bic effect upon Western Republicans,
who, while they have consistently
voted with the protectionists for pro-
tection's sake, have recently stated that
If New England congressman can
afford to break the rank upon this
SUBJECT there is no reason why West
ern meu, the industries OF whose sec
lion are practically without pIotec'
ton, should not also exercise their in.
dependent judgment. A prominent
New England Congressman who voted
against the Morrison resolution,
Save that he has discovered
that this feeling is quite
prevalent in certain sections OF the
West, and he is apprehensive that II
Mr.. Morrison shall again make his
motion the result will be different. 1t
is now definitely known that Mr.. Ran
dall's plan is total repeal Of the in
ternal revepue tax, which would in
volve for q full fiscal year the diminu-
ton of the receipts by Sl20 600, 0O0,
which is at least S20,000,000 more
than the expected surplus for the
fiscal year. 1t appears that combi-
nation has been formed among
Southern Democratic Congressman,
which is known among themselves
as the Southern Revenue Reform Of
ganization, and which dates It's formal
existence from meeting of the Con-
gressmen OF Virgins, North Carolina
and Georgia, held here early in De.
cember, and of which Mr.. Cabell, OF
Virginia, was made chairman. la
object is said to be to secure the
abolition OF the internal revenue tax
upon tobacco and all its manufactures,
and upon fruit brandy. This will
effect reduction in the revenue OF
not far from $780, 900, and would be
extremely popular in certain parts OF
the South. This combination has re-
ceived considerable accessions during
the recess, according to information
which has been received by an officer
OF the Internal Revenue Bureau, and
it is an organization which is In
earnest, and 1t is likely to make itsell
felt in future deliberations relative to
the tariff and the surplus.
Negotiations sre now said to be
pending between the leaders OF this
organization and the Democrats who
represent districts in which the great
whisky distilling interests are located
for the purpose OF ascertainlnl
whether or not some common basis Of
action cannot be agreed upon.
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TIE BARBAROUs TREATMENT
or n Fireman on hoard a steamer

CHICAGO. Ill January 4 "A special
to the Tinns from San Francisco says;
The story Of a brutal and fatal tortur-
ing of John Schroeder, stoker on the
Spqckles stesmer Alameda, was told
by his ship macs, who have just AZ
rived on the steamer. The Speckels
Brothers had trouble lately with the
Ssamen's Union here and in sydney,
aud filed the places of their Chinese
firemeu aud coal pass rs with twenty.
one white men. Schroeder was hired
here, and was one of the tiremen in
the engine room. On the last tip OF
the Alameda, from here to Honolulu,
he fell III one day, and TO & a breath
OF fresh air went on deck, his
mesamsta promising to look after his
work He was detected on deck by
an officer, who ordered him below.
When Schroeder again entered the
engine room he fell down in a dead
faint. Then, by the officers orders
some sailors were brought in, and
Schroeder, in fsinting condition, was
held up against the ouen door OF the
boiler. for several minuies, until all
the pieces Of clustering flesh filled the
room with an odor. Then he was
thrown like sack OF wheat into the
corner Of the room, where, after gasp
ing for breath FIR a moment, he died.
On the ships log bis death was put
down as accidental, and he was thrown
into the sea.
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The House Caueus.

NASHVILLE, TENN, January AIR.
Fort called the House caucus to order,
and Mr.. Whitthorne offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the roll of Democratic
members Of the House be called, and
that all those favoriDg a caucus to
nominate candidates for Speaker and
Clerk, and p!edging themselves to
abide by the nomination provided a
majority of Democratic members 80
vote, reply to their names, and pro-
vided the two-thirds rule prevail in
making the nomination.
Mr.. Solomon moved to amend by in
sorting two-thirds instead Of a ma
jority.
The amendment was accepted.
The resolution prevailed, and on
motion of Mr.. Miller the caucus pro-
ceeded to q nomination.
Mr.. Parks nominated Mr.. Clapp.
Mr.. Miller said when the House met
this morning he nominated Mr.. Clapp
and then voted for him on every bal
lot, He felt it is his duty 10 change
his vote when he saw the Republicans
about to elect him, but Mr., Olapp wa
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The Candidates. for senator.

The gentlemen whose names are
mentioned in connection with the
Senatorship to succeed Whitthorne
are Hon. VIM. B. Bate, the present
Governor; Hon. Albert s. Marks, ex-
Governor; Hon. John F. House, ex-
member of Congress; Hon. John l..
T. Sneed, a prominent lawyer; Col.
Arthur s. Colyar, editor and proprie-
tor of the Nashville Union; Gen. John
@. Brown, former counsel for the
Gould Southwestern system OF rail-
roads; Hon. James ID. Porter, Assist
ant Secretary OF State at Washington
Hon. James D. Richardson and Hon.
Benton McMillin, members of Con-
gress; Hon. Robert F. TAYLOR, Gov
ernor elect; Hon. W. z. Whitthorne
and Scion L. Rose. The leading can
didatee at present are Meesrs. Bate,
Marks, House and Sneed. The latter
was, bsfore the war, Attorney General
of the State, and Supreme Court Re-
porter; was a brigadier general in the
Confederate army, and after the war
served term Of twelve years as Su-
preme Court Judge. Marks served as
colonel in the Confederate army, was
Chancellor Of his district. and before
the war q member OF TIE Legislature.
Rose was q Confederate soldier, and
is a lawyer Of distinction. WhitthOrne
was, before the war, and for several
sessions, a leading member OF the
Legislature; was Speaker OF the Hous!
at the breaking out Of the war, and
during that calamity served as Gov.
Harris's private secretary. Gov. Tay'
lor has been a member Of the Legis
lature and Of Congress. McMillin aud
Richardson were both of them Con,
federate soldiers, are able lawyers, and
are among the rising members OF the
present Congress. Porter served
on the staff of Gen. Cheatham
during the war, was Circuit
Judge of the Henry County Circuit
served rs Governor twice, and wa
sf erward president of the Nashville
aud Chattanooga railroad. he is on'
OF the neutrality-suspicious. political hS'
I'll
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REFORM AND LABOR.
Gov. HIS Message 10 the state
Legislature.

ALBANY, N. Y, January 4-Gov.
Hill, 10 message laid before the State
Legislature today, recommends,amoDg
other matters for legislative action, the
following: A measure for the spring
municipal elections in New York City (;
selection OF counsel to the LIE Tslature
to put all bills in legal form before in
PRODUCTION, taking transactions in
"bucket shops" In grain, oil,
stocks, bonds, ETC., and says the
State can derive large revenue
therefrom. On the subject of the
coming convention for revision OF the
constitution he suggests that it should
not be large enough to be unwieldy,
but should at the same time provide
for representation of the various in
terests OF the State, including the ad-
herents Of the two leading political
parties together with those of prohi-
bition, license, and woman's suffrage,
labor reform and monopoly, etc.
The Governor devotes considerable
space to the interests of labor, recon-
mending the Legislature to consider
the question of reducing the hours OF
labor as an offsetto the vacation OF the
business man. In case this is not
thought desirable or attaiuable, he
asks consideration for the overflow to
the proposition to make every Satur-
day legal holiday, or every Saturday
afternoon q half holiday. The question
OF food adulteration and arbitration OF
labor disputes and manual training in
schools, were also considered.
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THE CAUCUS NOMINEES.
n. w. Ewing,


nominated by the caucus for Speaker
of tbs Senate, was born in Marshall
county about forty years ego, served
in Msrks's regiment (Confedsrate) Of
tho Seventeenth Tennessee Infantry
He was wounded at Chickamauga
and captured at Petersburg. At the
close OF the war he finished his
studies at the University of Virginia,
and taught school in Bedford
county until 1870. The first
public Office he held was
that Of Assessor Of Railroads
under Gov. Porter. He was men,
Der of the Senate in 1879 for four
years State Visitor to the University
Ct Tennessee, and was Stste Attorney
under Comptrollers Gaines, Nolan and
Packard; was temporary chairman OF
the convention which sent delegates
to the st. Louis Conver ton Of 1875.
He was permanent chairman of the
Democratic Judicial Convention of
1875. In 1871 he was married to the
daughter of Judge Thomas N. Jones,
tf Pulaski. He has one daughter,
Mics Marietta Ewing.
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faithful, and with his Speak ership De-
mocracy would not suffer.
Mr.. Hall Endorsed the nomination
of Mr.. Clapp, and what had been ssid
of him.
Mr.. Hammock nominated Mr.. Col
liday.
Mr.. Cooper said this body could
make no mistake if it elected Mr.,
Moody.
Mr.. Whitthorne said he was the
friend of Mr.. Johnson, but he could
not help admirinR the conduct OF Mr..
Capp, when within a few votes of
election, coming into caucus.
TIE first ballot resulted: Clapp, %;
JOIN son, Is; Gollidsy, 8; Moody, Is.
Eight ballots made very little change
in these figures.
Pending the call OF the ninth ballot,
Mr.. Parks announced, when his name
was called, the Senate caucus had Be-
lected gentleman from MIDI Ten.
nessee, and sid he thought West
Tennessee was entitled 10 something.
At the end OF the tenth ballot aud
no choice, the selection of Chief @ ERIK
was gone iLto, and Mr.. Z b B. Wade
was nominated by reclamation. After
the foui teenth ba lot Mr.. johnson
withdrew bis name. On the fifteenth
ballot Mr.. Clapp was nominated, re-
ceiving thirty.nine to Moody's twenty
three.
Mr.. Moody said that since it ap-
peared that the msjority Of the parry
preferred Mr.. Clapp he would with
draw. He had fought for the party
too many times 10 now stand in the
way. 1t had been his desire some time
ago to withdraw, but the men who
moved behind him would not per-
NIT it. He moved that the nomins-
ton of Mr.. Clapp be made unanimous,
and this was done.
Messrs, johnson, Miller and Moody
were appointed to escort the csucus's
choice to the chair.
Mr.. Fort introduced him.
Mr.. Clapp said it had been his ex-
perience as fisherman that he who
started out with every species OF
parsphernalia seldom gets the fish.
He had no chosen words with which
to thank them for their kindness.
Not only among the Republicans, but
among the Democrats, he never even
announced himself as candidate.
Standing here as the choice of his
party, he could truthfully say that he
had made no trade or contract, nor
had he any understanding as to what
his action would be towards anybody.
He did not want to sit here az the
Speaker elected by the aid of Rspub-
licans. He hsd no experience as a
presiding officer, but would do right
as near as he could.
Or motion of Mr.. Solomon Mr.. Parks
was selected to present the two nomi-
nations to the Huuse.
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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES.
The Senate Caucus.
ESPECIAL TO THR APPHAL.I

lbfHOlAL The AEEhAhsI
NASHVILLE, Tenn, January 4.-The
Democratic Senators in caucus this
afternoon nominated q. w. Ewing, of
Giles county, tor Speaker. The eau
Gus then adjourned until evening,
when, after forty ballots, ]. A. Harris,
of Washington, was nominated for
Clerk. Then eight members withdrew,
claiming that the work Of the caucus
was finished. Five OF the others
claimed that as the eight had with
drawn before nominating all officers
(which they claim was the agreement),
they will not vote for caucus nom nees.
BY uniting with the Republicans they
can defeat caucus nominees, and this
they swear they will do. 1t is claimed
that there was a skullduggery in
view when the Clapp men consented
to go into thu House caucus today.
In open House Mr.. Clapp only lacked
two vo!es, and would have been
chosen on the next ballot. The
scheme that fell through, which was
undoubtedly the defeat of Clapp, was
thus given to yout correspondent to-
night by member who said:
"Some of the caucus men came to
me when Clapp lacked but two votes
OF nomination and said if we would
adjourn and 90 into caucus they would
nominate him there. With that I'M
derstsnding we adjourned and went
into the caucus. After we got in there
they did not come to US as promptly
as we expected and we determined to
hold Cd. 1t was distinctly un.
derstood that it was for this
train and this trip only,
They saw that the Clspp men had
more than one third, and could there
fore defeat q nomination in caucus
To adjourn without a nomination
meant Clapp's election in open session
tomorrow, so they took the small
crumb Of comfort that was to be had
by naming Mr.. Clapp the caucus nom
inee.
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The House


Was called to order at 10 o'clock.
Niuety-6ve members answered to roll
call
The following new arrivals were
sworn in: W. K. Harrell and Joseph
w. Allen of Shelby, J w. Christian
and Lewis Perry Of Decatur, d. A.
Montgomery OF Sumner, and j. R.
Wheatley of Benton.
The election of Speaker was then
declared in order.
Mr.. Miller moved the rules Of the
last House be adopted. Carried.
Mr.. Norris, of Wilson, nominated
the Hon. E J. Gollidsy, his colleague
from Wilson.
Mr.. Miller, of Hsrdeman, nomina ed
Mr.. Clapp, of Shelby.
Mr.. Mccall, of Henderson, nomi.
mated Mr.. w. E. Milburn, of Greene.
Mr.. Callcott, OF Obion, nominated
Mr.. Hamilton Parks, of Dyer. Mr..
Cooper, of Bedford, nominated Mr.. @.
]. Moody, CT Bedford. Mr.. Merit,
of Davidson, nominated the Hon.
Thos. B. johnson.
Fwst Ballot -Milburn, So; Parks,
II; Moody, IA; Johnson, 10; Golli-
day, II; Clapp, 8; total, So. No cleo
tion.
Second Ballot MiIburn, So; John
con, Is; Parks, IA Moody, II; Golliday,
10; Olapp, 8; no election.
At the conclusion of the second ba.-
lot, Mr.. Mccall withdrew the name Of
Mr.. Milburn.
Third Ballot johnson, 20; Mccall,
10; Moody, 10; Gollidsy, IL: Parks,
10; Clspp, 8; Lindsay, 8; Idol, q;
II arlington, ! Hutchins, /; Huff, /;
Thornburg, l no election.
Fourth Bdll0t.-Moody, 10; Johnson,
IS; Parke, ID; Gollidsy, II; Clapp, 8 /;
Lindsay, 7; Idol, @; Harris, 6; McUall,
IL; Thornburg, 8; McElwee, 2; Simms,
l; Hornsby. l; Burke, /; Hanna, 2;
Mynstt, l. No election.
Fifth Ballot. IS; johnson,
16; McElwee, 10; Moody, II; Coli.
day, 10; Clapp, 9; Wagner, 4; Fair, 2 4;
Idol, s; Lindsay, q; Thornburp, 2;
Harris, /; Acuff, l; Bell, l; Brown, OF
Anderson, l Burnett, l. No election.
Mr.. GolIidsy moved adjournment
till 10 o'clock I'm. tomorrow. Lost
yeas, 6; nays, 80.
Sirth Baliot.-Gamble. of Davidson,
%; Johnson, II; Moody, IA; Parks,
IL; Clspp, Il; Golliday, z; Mynatt,
4; scattering votes, IL. No election.
On motion of Mr.. Nicely, the House
adjourned until O'Clock pm.
The House resssembled at 2 o'clock
and resumed ballotiDg, After three
ballots were taken without result the
House adjourned until tomorrow.
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Southern Railroads.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, January 4.-The
Beard Of Control OF the Associated
Roads of Kentucky, Tennessee and
Alabams, and the southern Passenger
Association, met in this city today.
The latter wap unable to accomplish
the desired adjustment Of rates, aud
adjourned TO meet in New York on
January 18th. The former is engaged
in adjusting the pooling divisions for
the year, and will bs in session to-
morrow,